it was the opposite at both the post and the "l.a. times."tion of an endorsement written, backing vice president harris and then pulled pretty much at the last minute by the owner in both cases. >> we now have two major publications the "l.a. times" and the "washington post" both owned by billionaires and in the case of the post and the l.a. times, patrick xun xong. not endorsing a presidential candidate is there a trend of some kind? what does it say to you? >> well, the trend -- it's a great question. i think that endorsements, you know, we have to think their utility and usefulness. i think when at the state and local level when we they help decide ballot questions of which there so many, things where there's not a lot news and publicity that these editorial board members can add insight and they can interview people on prose an cons of issues. you can make an argument that the presidential level is less useful because there is so much attention. people are getting information from so many places. and if the n "new york times" or "chicago

"usa today" and "the l.a. times" and "the washington post" of all places to decide shortly before the most consequential presidential election since 1864 that the choice between a -- someone who is clearly an authoritarian, a sociopath clearly has already attempted to destroy american democracy for his own end yes and a candidate who is committed to the rule of law. leaving all policy issues aside. if newspapers never made endorsements which some people believe that they should not, this is the time for them to make an exception and these three organizations are going the other way. and it is very reminiscent of what has happened in countries where there have been authoritarian takeovers in the past. people do not want to incur the wrath of an vindictive government. host: jeff bezos argued that this is a step towards increasing trust in newspapers saying now according to the latest gallup poll newspapers are below congress. guest: what kind of -- i do not want to use the word i want to use because this is c-span. th

the l.a. times will not endorse for president anyone. this is the first time in 20 years. "the l.a. a. voters say how can you believe a candidate who has done nothing to fix america's problems for four years is suddenly capable of fixing everything? >> i think the decision by "the l.a. times" reflects the individual decision of the leadership of the l.a. times, the owner, so i don't know that it speaks to the paper at large. i think most of the staff there would love to endorse kamala but as caroline said it's not all the polls and all the swing states you showed are one, two points but if you go into cross tabs and look at the individual issues, whose better on the economy, whose better on the border? trump is winning these issues by 10, 15, 20 points in all the polls i've ever seen. the only issue where she regularly beats him among the primary issues is abortion, and whether that's going to be enough to hinge her whole campaign and save her i don't know but it seems to be slim to read. liz: so john just said bloomberg reports kamala, biden, democrats, caroline, they are wrong to s

same with the l.a. times.siness for you. you cannot bring that mindset. you don't have a journalistic mindset. you don't understand what the first amendment means to the men and women who actually do that job every day. there is a reason your newsroom right now is off at your dumb behind because you are muffled. you took it down because you are afraid of donald trump . i don't get the hell what everybody is so afraid of this guy for. there are more of us willing to stand in the light so it doesn't go dark and you are turning out the lights on your own newspaper. go ahead. see what happens. he is still going to come after you if he wins, right? >> yes. he said he is coming after anyone who is in opposition to him. he is calling americans the enemy with mpeg i think that means anyone who does not agree with you. i will say this, something, i want to know what changed for jeff bezos. in 2016 he was asked, they were asked, should we endorse and he said, why wouldn't we? i do think there is this fear of retribution

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l.a. times has endorsed every democrat since 2008.d they are not endorsing kamala harris. the owner of the paper told them not to step in and make an endorsement. what do you think about that? >> joe: i don't think owners should tell editorial boards what to think ever. if they want to make changes, fine, you are owner and deserve to have a say in what goes on. instructing them do not do this, that is stepping offer the line. all of that said, kamala has a problem with endorsements from places democrats get endorsements from. not just l.a. times, the teamsteres or firefighters union won't endorse her. the rank and file of places like united auto workers, mainly in michigan, they are at trump's back. service workers in nevada like trump, the rank and file do. union support is key for a presidential candidate to win f. kamala harris does not have their backing, this is going to be a short night for kamala harris unless she can pull in enough female voters to compensate. not looking good. trends are all in trump's direction. i don't see

the "l.a. times" announced they would not be endorsing anyone. there are other newspapers that have endorsed one candidate, mostly, over the other. what do you think this means? how much of an impact do these endorsements carry? >> jose, i think that the endorsements are discussions on shows like ours, you and michael and i. it's the higher level, yeah, it becomes part of the narrative. as michael says, elections are actually decided on the ground, among people that their lives are too busy to care about does "the new york times" or "l.a. times" endorse? who will fight for my best interest and move me forward? it's a lot of work over the next ten days to make sure that voters get out and are actually voting on -- politics does become local at the end of the day. even though trump tries to nationalize it all. it really is about individuals and getting them out to vote. i think that's what we will see whether "the washington post" or "l.a. times" decides to endorse, doesn't make a lick of difference in this race. >> michael and steve, we need to co

the l.a. times is owned by doctor patrick soon-shiong, a businessman, investor, medical researcher and surgeon. meantime, the presidential candidates focus on texas today to make big plays to reach voters. vice president harris rallying with superstar beyonce while former president trump taped an interview with popular podcaster joe rogan. nbc's brie jackson is tracking the story from washington, dc. a texas showdown in the final stretch of the presidential race, former president trump in austin hammering home his message about immigration. we're like a garbage can for the rest of the world to dump the people that they don't want. under the trump administration, we will end this migrant invasion and we will deport every last criminal alien. vice president harris, teaming up with megastar beyonce in houston tonight. powerful voices coming together and putting reproductive rights front and center. real harm has occurred in our country. a real suffering has occurred. people have died. this is among the

. >> trace: so tony, the "l.a. times" times headline, we talked about the books, talking about the voter i.d., and here we go, huntington beach sues to block state law on trend student privacy, a law signed by newsom in july shields teachers from being forced to tell parents about a students gender identity or sexual orientation without the child's consent. they want to keep secrets from parents. >> no one has more at stake than parents and their children's future. this is not children of the government, this is children of the parents and we pass and city council, we will fight for the parents of huntington beach and make sure we represent. the guy right next to me is doing a fantastic job as our city attorney and we are willing to fight for parental rights. >> trace: forget the lawyer had. if somebody did not tell you about your child was changing gender, was called a different thing in school, he would be infuriated. >> absolutely. don't interfere between a child and parent. the state may have jurisdiction to govern w

the l.a. times is owned by doctor patrick soon-shiong, a businessman and investor. in a statement, one of the editorial board members called trump openly hostile to principles central to journalism, including respect for truth and democracy. meanwhile, bay area elections officials are opening up weekend voting locations and putting out reminders of mail in deadlines this coming tuesday, the 29th is the last recommended day to mail in your ballot. ballots will be accepted as long as they're postmarked by election day, tuesday, november fifth, and they must be received by november 12th. you can also drop off your ballot at any official drop box by 8 p.m. on election day, or go to your local polling place. and don't forget to sign the back of your envelope. most bay area counties, in fact, are kicking off weekend voting hours today. you can see that list on your screen. san francisco, alameda, napa, santa clara, marin and sonoma counties open today. san mateo county will open their weekend voting tomorrow. solano county plans to begin weekend voting next weekend. so fa

brian: to build on steve's point and your point, do you think that has a lot to do with owner of l.a. times says do not endorse, jeff bezos. he's been nothing but positive since assassination attempt and put out that positive post right afterward. >> steve: i saw a story over the weekend, perhaps a family member of the person who owns l.a. times. it was about palestinians and they sat out. >> brian: he denies that. then the editor resigned. >> steve: people at both papers quit. >> ainsley: donald trump said are you better off four years ago than you are now? the crowd screams no. we were able to do that since they have both been in office. >> brian: they keep saying turn the page. on what? this is you. >> ainsley: reading this page 3-1/2 years. >> steve: they rolled out new commercial last night, we'll play a snippet to give you an idea. early on never surrender and now never quit. watch this. >> our country has gone to hell. i made a decision to run. we'll make america great again, greater than ever before. >> steve: and that is the message that is potent for people. >> lawrence: democrats

"the l.a. times" did the same thing last week.is different? howie: well, the media loved kamala harris in my view, but increasingly seems like her closing message is i'm not him. >> well, to begin with on the endorsement front, i think if we want to start counting them, she has the endorsement of over 700 people in the washington republican larger environment who worked for him or supported him, including his chief of staff, john kelly, whose a four star and i know megan and you discussed this earlier, but these things are significant, because they know that he's just not fit and yes, when she talks about him that is an important point to make. i think in the specific clip that you were showing she was having it was a challenge to talk about his plan so when he says inflation, i'm going to get rid of inflation on day one, how do you talk about his plan when that's not a plan? it's just empty rhetoric. i think, you know, in terms of the media, it's funny to watch cnn and see the cnn panel criticize her and then say that cnn is part

followed by a similar from l.a. times. people who study authoritarianism including tim snyder, had a post this week. obeying in advance. the idea that institutions like the free press will act according to how they expect the regime will want them to act. in other words, they will obey in advance. that's exactly what is happening. 10 days out from the most important election as donald trump escalates attacks on the media. l.a. times refusal to endorse a candidate led to several resignations. the posts decision had one high- level resignations so far. shortly after the news broke, robert kagan, stepped down. he is one of tom's most prominent conservative critics. like other notable conservatives, sounding the alarm about the threat that donald trump poses to democracy, from the beginning. he had written not bod -- bid -- this is how fascism comes to america. he did not write that this week or this year or last year. that was published in may of 2016. more than eight years ago. reads like it was written yesterday. we are at

the same thing at the l.a. times and "usa today."s ownership supplanting what was supposed to be the power of the editorial board and the people that actually run the paper. they feel like they said bezos decision or the family owns the l.a. times is not reflective of the people that own the paper. we've seen mass exoduses and people upset. when you cut your subscription, like jeff bezos, you're hurting the reporters that are doing amazing work and winning pulp litzer and all of that. people said is this pause people are hedging their bets? they're thinking trump may win and i want to be able to do business with him and i know that trump is agree -- >> jesse: expected the endorsement from "the washington post"? is this not the most inside the beltway story never. >> dana: it is. it's delicious as well. >> jesse: i love it. >> dana: why did bezos buy the post? because it was failing. without him, there might not be a "washington post" at all. so part of my feeling about this is that, okay, the boss said we are not endorsing. you don't

three editors at the l.a. timesuding the pulitzer prize winning writer resigned and both papers are expecting thousands of readers to cancel their subscriptions. thousands already by the way. the post-'s justifications included that they did not endorse candidates regularly until 1976, and this would be a return to that tradition. did not want the l.a. times to contribute to the country's vast political divide. let's be very clear about what we are actually seeing here. two billionaires with x-men's w' interest stepped in at the last minute to prevent their newspapers from taking a political stand, specifically a stand against donald trump who denigrate the media, keeps a long list of political enemies, and threatens retribution against many of them. it works like the threats worked. reats worked . have you compared your medicare plan recently? with ehealth, you can compare medicare plans side by side for free. so we invited people to give ehealth a try and discover how easy it can be to find your medicare match. th

. >> so, this is the old "l.a. times" printing plants? >> it was. i started oculus in orange county and i could hire people. this is a place where you can build great companies that draw from all of america, not just in that one tight isolated bubble. >> is it hard to poach people from big tech? >> no, the way you do it is tell them that their career is meaningless and they are wasting their lives on something that doesn't matter. when you shock them, what are you doing with your life? there's big problems and you are part of solving them. that is the part of the people leaving big tech people. ♪ >> anduril has been cleared to come here is to build weapons and surveillance systems. they started with this tall security tower on borders in the u.s. and abroad launched in the early days of the trump presidency. they have expanded it to autonomous robots that are cheaper to build with menacing names. >> this is a half scale model of fury which is a fighter jet we are building. this is wisp. it is scanning infrared imagery able to detect characteristics

the l.a. times and now the washington post have officially declined to endorse a candidate this year. both papers have been endorsing presidential candidates for years. the posts as the decision was made not by anyone on the editorial staff, but by the owner, jeff bezos. the l.a. times says its decision was made by its owner. both obviously are very wealthy businessman. >> i think it's kind of a silly conversation. i don't think those papers change the hearts and minds of americans. you think about how many persuadable voters there are right now so a lot of folks in the middle of america don't read those papers. >> it's about democracy, right? >> we talk about a lot of stuff that goes on in middle america. they are not reading those papers. they think they are kind of elite publications so to me, we go back to 1976, the post used to do it since then and they didn't do it before then. >> but it's this idea that to me she -- timothy schneider talks about where you are saying and autocrat comes to powe

from the l.a. times to continuing to be on strike at the pittsburgh post--gazette. we have had newsrooms gone strike in the past, the new york times or washington post, but you have to move to withholding your labor to move the company to agree to what i think are commonsense proposals to make the place a better place to work. ms. wilkins: this is a fantastic discussion. i feel like we could have gone on for another hour, but before we wrap and i ask a final question i wanted to take a moment to think our headliners. and the headliners team member who organized today's event. donna, thank you. as well as the program manager and the club's executive director. we are also very grateful to have the privilege of hosting our extraordinary guests, and there are three of them. we are honored to offer you the official log of the national press club. it has been given to celebrities, ambassadors, heads of state, and now you are joining the ranks. thank you for taking the time to be here today. also while we have -- it is less than $10, yes. [laughter] you can also get it in t

this is happening 56 the "l.a. timesneapolis star "minneapolis star tribune" won't endorse them either. is america finally at a tipping point away from the far-left craziness? are big tech and big newspapers now betting trump could win? first, this story. chalk. ♪ ♪ elizabeth: okay, former president trump, he's about to hold a rally in michigan. the first of two in the battleground state this weekend. crowds again lining up for hours. fox news' mark meredith joins us live from the scene in travers city, michigan, with the story. mark, it's great to have you on. >> reporter: liz, always a pleasure. the good news too, this time of year the weather's actually pretty decent here in north michigan this time of year as we get closer and closer to november. the former president, as you mentioned, does have quite the crowd at this airport tarmac. he is expected to be here about three hours from now, likely to give a lengthy speech. this is his first of two stops in michigan this weekend. earlier today he was in texas the holding

the week that l.a. times both declined to make an endorsement, bucking decades of tradition that authoritarism does not start with pitchforks about acquiescence. it is important when you are talking about our united states. we have a split screen here. you will see the stage in houston. willie nelson just finished playing, jessica alba took the stage. there are a number of stars but there are woman that we are told by the harris campaign that have stories, horror stories their own reproductive challenges that will tell their stories tonight. one of the things that really distinguishes the conversation that we are having nationally about abortion is from other moments when the issue has been on the front burner. is the fact that women and their experiences have been placed front and center and that one of the ways democrats have really underscored the urgency and the sort of wrenching horror of these abortion bans is by telling the stories of what happens to normal everyday folks as they navigate a landscape t

the "l.a. timesk said i don't care what the editorial page wants, the owner says i don't want you endorsing anyone. >> ainsley: "u.s.a. today." >> brian: "u.s.a. today" followed up. after this there were mass resignations. the post lost 8 perms of their editorial staff. they decided i quit. well, good luck, try to get another job. you guys stand for something. i hope you have something in your passbook savings account. i don't think this any dinner. the newspaper made a decision also then the owner of the company. show a little respect. you are paid for your opinion. write the column. be want editor. when the owner writes your checks even though you are losing a ton of money, jeffer bezos buys "the washington post." knows is he going to lose a ton of money. makes a statement about something he owns they resign. i don't understand that mentality. "u.s.a. today," "the washington post," "l.a. times" all say they are not going to endorse. then you see this media research center report. this should not su

similar scenario like the "l.a. times billionaire owner patrick shoe sean killed an endorsement backing harris. editorial chief aerial gaza said she could not remain silent and followed by two other top editors including a pulitzer prize winner. he wants the paper to be less divisive. that hasn't stopped years of anti-trump pieces in that same atmosphere. more than 1700 people have an schedule their prescriptions. newspaper endorsements don't matter these days in national elections. if they are going to punt on the most important decision of the year why have editorial pages t all, bret? >> bret: good question, howie, thank you. president biden is formally apologizing to native americans for what he calls the sin of a government run boarding school system. the president calling the program that forcibly separated indian children from their parents a blot on american history and a sin on the country's soul. the interior department says at least 973 native american children died in the system over 150-year period that ended

which is the same case as the "l.a. times." the news today about the "l.a. s" not endorsing anybody op-ed editor quit because apparently they were planning to endorse kamala harris but the billionaire owner said we're not going to endorse anybody this time fries in the face of what they have done for decades. >> lawrence: i want to go back to ainsley's point for someone that ran for president in 2019 the current vice president of the united states that, when faced with issues of the country says she is still thinking about things. in any other job, you are asking us to hire you, and you don't know the answers to the questions. >> ainsley: 12 days away. >> lawrence: why are you 12 days out and you don't know how to fix the border? you still don't have a answer on how to lower the price of groceries. that makes zero sense. any other job it would be disqualifying. >> ainsley: why are these jobs so important now to secure our border, to fix the grocery prices? why weren't they over the last three and a half years when she was saying the border was secure? >> do y

look, "the washington post" endorsement or the l.a. times endorsement, if it affects ten people for president, i would be surprised. endorsements do matter for local races, because people really don't know the names and the issues. but for a president, this is a joke. it doesn't affect the voters. but i'll tell you what it does affect is the reputation of the institution. and the former executive editor, marty baron, had some very interesting comments on twitter, some people call it x, i call it twitter, about marty baron and "the washington post," because he went after "the post" like crazy. remember what their slogan was, katy? democracy dies in darkness. boy, that's a good one. talk about irony. democracy dies in darkness. so they decided to go dark for the rest of the campaign, at least editorially. loads of courage out there these days. >> larry sabito, i call it twitter, too. i'm too old to change my ways. i turn 41 tomorrow. i'm feeling it when i get out of day. larry, thank you so much. >>> joining us now, former chief spokesperson f

curious both about your reaction to the post and the "l.a. times folks canceling subscriptions and the like. and now we've heard from jeff bezos himself last evening. what say you? >> it's really too soon to tell. i mean, we're right in the middle of an election where there is such high emotions and fever pitch that every single thing that breaks seems to be the eternal crisis. but the issue in the media industry is so large that i suspect that this will move out of the news pretty quickly, because we're in for a bloodbath in a few days, and i think that is going to consume the public. and i think in most crisis situations what it comes down to is what you're competing with. and i think the media, the post, the "l.a. times," are competing with something much larger than a debate about journalism, given what's about to happen. >> and that bloodbath is a result of what? >> the election. i think that this is not going to be easily resolved. i mean, i think that what's fascinating to me from a crisis management perspective about trump is that what goes

the l.a. times with the l.a. times, that is. so he actually told us that he appreciates just how much fans love his books, even when they have suggestions for his characters or their plots. it shows that they're really thinking about it and that you've connected on some level. so it's really quite charming. most of the time when someone says something. now, if they come up and say, i got something all wrong, then that might be fighting words. i understand you give me connelly at book passage in corte madera this is tomorrow or sunday at the sebastopol community cultural center. you can actually find more details at michael connelly.com. quite the author there. 526 right now, when their refund requests are stuck, many viewers contact our consumer team to try to get those wheels turning. consumer investigator chris moore joins us with a few of the recent victories. happy friday. let me tell you about two viewers. first, william in san jose. he signed up for a streaming services free trial. after a month, he emailed to cancel. but

this follows a pattern we saw at the l.a. timesnstream media has rallied around these events, and they're attempting to to to portray these folks as greedy billionaires who are playing nice to a potential trump presidency but, obviously, there's a lot more to that. some are noting that blue origin executives met with trump on the same day that bezos made that decision. here's the rub, end coursements from "the new york times," washington post, l.a. times, they're never going to be man bites dog news, right? come on. these entities have become active political wings of the democratic party so much -- you know, so how much more influence could they have by stating the obvious in of course they're going to endorse the democrat. it's not going to move the needle with the general audience. the greater issue, i think, is overall influence particularly can with younger adults. you know that donald trump interview with joe rogan had 26 million views in just one day? and then there's the number one stock in the entire market today the, redd

the "l.a. times" also decided not to endorse this week. the two major party candidates in the 50/50 deadlocked race. but talk about the larger tectonic plates under all of this. >> sure. first, i want to say bravo to npr for their reporting on this and continued reporting. so thank you to them. i was thinking about this as a discussion. i've had tremendous respect for "the washington post" through my whole life, and i probably read "the washington post" every day for more than 40 years and, in many ways, interestingly, i'm the reason why the reason i'm in politics has to do with "the washington post." when i was a 13-year-old during watergate, i read "all the president's men" when it came out in 1974 and then watched the movie in 1976, and that hooked me on politics. when i was working for bush, round circle, i went to visit and have lunch with bob woodward at his house in washington, d.c., because he was working on a book. i told him that, the circle has come full, it's come all the way around. i ended my subscription today to "the washin

the l.a. timesorts some members of the commission expressed concerns over spacex's ceo, elon musk, and his involvement in the presidential race, and his spreading of conspiracy theories. spacex currently launches rockets from vandenberg space force base along the coast in santa barbara county, the third largest marine sanctuary in the u.s. was designated today along the california coast. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration says more than 4500mi!s of coastal and offshore waters are now under federal protection. it's along 116 miles of the coast in san luis obispo and santa barbara counties. it is now called the chumash heritage national marine sanctuary. indigenous tribes and communities will be involved in managing what is now the first tribally nominated marine sanctuary. >> officers in florida saved a 91 year old woman trapped in flood waters left over from hurricane milton. video shared by the hillsborough county sheriff's office shows the moments when responders go inside the flo

the sacramento bee warns it makes no sense, and the l.a. times concludes it could make the housing crisis worse.vote no on anti-housing prop 33. whoa whoa whoa whoa kohler alemany. california california live. happy halloween

miller told the l.a. times he had no intention of harming him. since 2000, i've been involved in the republican party in nevada. i'm a trump caucus captain. i've collected votes for donald trum, and i'm also a trump team leader. miller said he was in coachella working as a journalist for the america happens network, and he always carries guns with him in the trunk of my car. i carry two firearms. one is a glock, one is a shotgun, and these two firearms that i carry with me are simply for protection. but sheriff bianco isn't backing down. if he wants to say that he's an innocent victim, then he also has to come out and say how dumb it was to believe that he could do all of those things and try and get into that event with guns. i don't care if he's a supporter of trump. so regardless of who he says he supports, you believe you prevented something serious this weekend in coachella? i of course i do. and i think our deputies did a good job. that was nbc's alex rozier reporting. miller is currently out of jail and awaiting his next court appearance.

other hand, he did not really want to antagonize her because she had a vast readership through the l.a. times syndicate and radio and television appearances so he had to keep her on his side, as it were, and he did. she never really wavered in her support for him publicly. privately, she would complain mightily when her letters and concerns were not dealt with. but it was an interesting relationship for the way he adeptly handled a temperamental woman. peter: you describe charlie chaplin is the most prominent victim of the red scare. why do you say that? scott: most of the people who got blacklisted were screenwriters, a few producers, and occasional director. no one in hollywood has ever cared about screenwriters. producers and direct there's more so because they make more money. but charlie chaplin was more than a producer, screenwriter, or director, he was all three and also an autonomous filmmaker who produced his own films and financed his own films and directed and compose the music scores for his own films. a one man picture. he did not produce a lot, one picture every four or five yea

but what about the revolting rubin who shamed "l.a. times" writers for not quitting? own rustic nate -- resignation letter you googly eyed snaggle face. but, hey,, if you resign i'm sure there is room for you at the oldfield trough at "the view". but we know she will not. this woman is about as authentic as the meat at arby's. it is not just about rubin who, at truth does not matter. the factors trump is forcing all of these people into showing who they really are. from fixed like rubin to democrat operatives at the "los angeles times" or "the washington post" posing as journalists. it is like a trump flipped on the light in the kitchen at two in the morning and all these cockroaches went scrabbling every which way. meanwhile pulling out a new phrase. >> the overarching story here is about a concern that billionaires like basils might be going over and appeasing donald trump even before the election day rolls around. this is known by some scholars as anticipatory obedience. the idea that some people obey in advance to curry favour with aspiring authoritarians. >> greg

been lost with the lack of endorsements, that has been shocking "usa today," "washington post," "l.a. times," as we know, and the unions were not cooperating, my goodness what an opportunity, good news, trump and his team have been ready not just take it because they are not very good. but they are a genuine alternative with history of success and assassination attempts and mcdonald's showed american people who trump is as a human. and they liked it. they liked the strength, and day -- >> let's go to back -- you look the at trump lawfare weaponization attack. it has been -- funny you almost forget about it over turned on appeal, by the supreme court. if you add up numbers, he would be in jail, 750 years. more or less. that did not happen. none of it happened. mr. trump has come out better for it, his polls went higher not lower. i ask if you follow tammy's logic. i think is very important logic, why would they be dumb enough to stay on this threat to democracy weaponization lawfare throw him in jail approach, which so failed. this like tuna fish three weeks old, why would you go there, or h

don't endorse anyone, u"usa today" into as well, i feel got cover from "washington post" cover from l.a. times saying we are going to make not endorse as well they have 200 local papers under "usa today" but i think going to see more going forward i think we should there is such a low trust in media, in my opinion, as there should be, this only will continue that process. >> yeah. i -- i mean, ryan, look, i don't know that people go ahead say well, this person this newspaper endorsed i am going to follow suit but i do think that these publications are having a problem admitting their people want trump. ryan: one hundred percent, also, makes me mistrust media even more jeff bezos putting his jean above the paper agenda lost 200,000 subscribers came out did not endorse anybody. maria: right. >>. ryan: isn't political moves says this is more makes me less more skeptical, of these big media outlets i think a big problem i think people yeah they take this with a grain of salt don't look at this for real information. maria: we've been trying to show policy show which policy will impact the american

"the washington post" and l.a. times have chosen not to endorse a presidential candidate.he washington post" editor at large who resigned on friday making an explosive claim that trump met with the blue origin space company, the same day bezos killed the plan to support kamala harris for president. bezos is the owner of blue origin and "the washington post." democracies die in darkness and also as history shows with the help of the media. joining me now is msnbc senior political analyst matthew dowd. matthew, as of now, more than 200,000 people have quit their subscriptions to "the washington post." liz cheney talked about doing so. i no longer subscribe. there are lots of people walking away from it. >> i don't either. >> there you go. and so what message does that send, do you think it sends a message that's useful? and what do you make of jeff bezos either capitulating in advance tos you the tim snyder phrase or making a business decision to play ball with the autocrat? >> you know, first, i want to say something about the 1939 sort of lead-in you had here. i mean, peop

the l.a. times rights writes the following here. numbers are stunning for proposition 36. sponsored by the california district attorneyy's association, the initiative is ahead by an astonishing 45 percentage points. that is unprecedented for a ballot number. 45 points in california. this is going crazy, and if you're kamala harris, you're, like, yeah, they got it right. >> well, thank you. i mean george saros brought us proposition 47, so now we are finally correcting all of the corrupt horrible things that happened to our state. i was explaining this to my 10-year-old son today, and he was, like, mom, who would support these george saros-backed laws. he didn't say that but he was explaining what they were. it's so simple even children understand. it's very basic. prosecute crime. treat crime as crime, and you will have a safer community. >> trace: wouldn't that be something? i just filled up today. 5 bucks a gallon right across the street. and gavin newsom wants to lower the gas prices and wants to do that by making these oil compa

. >> when you look at this decision and the decision made by the owner of the l.a. timess send a signal to other ceos? >> well, i worry it does. i worry it sends a signal to trump you can further intimidate bezos and lean on other media organizations. he can threaten them. i'm concerned about the message to business executives. toward the end of the trump administration, they were already threatening businesses that did not kowtow to trump with losing business and not getting contracts and being punished. he was trying to use the justice department against companies in that way. i think what we are seeing is more of the same. maybe worse. >> now that he is focused on tariffs, tariffs are the ultimate way for a president to choose winners and losers. when you think of the calculus for the business community, is it that they see, if you don't support trump publicly, he will come after you? if you do not support vp harris publicly, she doesn't have a finches agenda. she will conduct business as usual. >> its many republicans have said they should use the power of government

the l.a. times and now "the washington post," officially declined a candidate and this has been for years. the post says the decision was made not by anyone on the editorial staff but by the owner jeff bezos. its decision was made. >> what is your take? >> it is a silly conversation. i don't think the papers change the hearts and minds of americans. when you think about how many persuadable voters there are. many do not read the papers. >> that is not about it. it is about democracy. >> hold on, hold on, finish your point. >> my only point is we talk about a lot of stuff that goes on in middle america. they are not reading those papers, they think they are elite publications to me i think you go back to 1976, the post used to do it. you know, and since then and they did not do it before that. to me i don't think it is a big deal. >> it is this idea that snyder talks about where you are saying, an autocrat might come to power and let's not make him mad >> timing is awful. john kelly coming out and ca

i actually in whole a whole lot better about this for the l.a. times this week. the reason, of course, is, one, social networks are places where we can empower ourselves right. so i was speaking at nyu earlier today and a lot of women were saying, but i'm with social media and i just don't using it anymore. fine. that's a great decision, if that makes sense. in the context of your right now. but when you're looking for your next job, you might need to go online. and so we know social media is a place where women can empower ourselves, where we can raise our professional profiles, where we can get involved in really important causes, but the second reason why that doesn't work, because i think what's happening on social media is making offline world so much more dangerous for women. this is the subject of my cnn opinion piece that's running tomorrow for international women's day. and so we can't these problems without fixing what's happening online. yeah. and kate, i want to talk about your book. so before i ask you my first question, can you just tell everyone wh

and rachel, the "l.a. times" headline read the following. news will not discipline host after controversial interview about israel. how much does the media hate israel? >> if they are unable to handle any questions outside the media orthodoxy without engaging in any public struggle session because let's remember, it was not just the questions he asked, according to reporting they were assessing his body language. his tone. this is completely insane stuff from what is supposed to be curious media interrogating questions. the arab-israeli conflict is not a niche issue. to allow questions like this to be asked is the baseline job of media. to watch as in public is sad, terrifying. >> trace: and he's jewish and his kids live in israel. and that's the whole thing, you think this is what a journalist does, that is the way you approach somebody who comes out with a book like that. and the media saying you have to back off. that's crazy. >> exactly. it's not surprising because this is the same network that edited one of kamala harris' answers when i

. >>> the daughter of the owner of the l.a. timeschose not to endorse vice president harris due to harris' support of israel. harris has received overwhelming majority of newspaper endorsements but has missed out on a couple of notable publications including "the washington post" and, in fact,s has way fewer newspaper endorsements than any democratic candidate as you can see there on your screen from the past. this comes as the former editor at large of the washington post claims jeff bezos colluded with trump in denying an endorsement of kamala harris. pete: said they coordinated. rachel: what's the quid, what's the pro? will: blue angel. bezos' face. [laughter] >>> now to to the world series, the dodgers taking a two of game series lead with a 4-22 win in l.a. last night thanks to some great pitching. 4-2. >> strikes out swinging. got him with a slider. torres grounds the first pitch to third, and max muncie will throw over to get him. >> this was a must-score inning for the kwan keyes. go got him swinging! yamamoto is on a roll in

so when the l.a. timesa negative story and let a juvenile murder out and she had been murdered again he quickly -- e-mailed out information that he's going to do a press release on the menendez case out of nowhere. does it a couple of days later, and then doesn't tell anybody anything. now, without having thoroughly carefully reviewed actual facts of the case, he's goapg to ask for resentencing apparently after a request of people like kim kardashian and rosie o'donnell two of the leading legal scholars in this nation. [laughter] >> that's -- that's a fair characterize if you can pick up the intended sarcasm i think the way this was thrown together dos reveal part of the motivation this came together really quickly thrown out there with a press conference quickly. but i want to ask you this because you're a prosecutor. set aside the motivations for just a moment of george gascÓn is it a just call for resentencing we've had a debate here this morning on "fox & friends" between two attorneys. do the menendez

the "l.a. times reject more space x rocket launches with some writing elon musk's x post. he inserted himself mistakenly into the presidential election. california wants him out. >> first and foremost this application had the support of the biden administration. it's not only a defense program but also a space program. we are talking about jobs that are on the line and california needs more of those but because elon musk isn't supporting a democrat for president, many of the commissioners of said his politics are bad so we are not going to approve it. that is corruption. if you don't support our political party, then if you come before government, we are going to penalize you and punish you. elon musk has announced he's going to sue, he's going to win his lawsuit, but in the meantime we go without the jobs and the department of defense and our space program goes without the launch capacity that they need. >> trace: which elon musk said he's going to sue. when the richest man in the world says he's go